Old Man Wu's Contribution

The first thing the guests thought of was that the Xing Auction House was up to no good. Either the sword was fake or the reinforced steel of the street vendor.

However, Heero had anticipated this and it was no big deal.

"You may think we are cheating, but we are not! If you don't believe us, you can choose one or two people to come to the stage. You can check if the reinforced steel is fake or not!"

"I will do it!" Wu Shitian expressed his thoughts and approached the reinforced steel that was previously cut.

He placed his hand on the reinforced steel and closed his eyes.

This is real reinforced steel, don't tell me it's the sword?

Wu Shitian looked at the sword in his hand with astonishment.

Still not believing in such a consciousness in the sword, the old man swung the sword at the first reinforced steel.

Clang!

It was as if the sword rejected him. The sword rebounded with a clanking sound.

He did not want to give up, but Musashi Hirata forcefully took the sword from the old man.

"It's Useless! No matter how hard you try, the sword could never cut the reinforced steel!"

With the light swing of the sword, the corner of the reinforced steel fell off. Musashi Hirata did it with ease.

He did something that Supreme Star could not do, with a little effort.

"As Miss Seo-Yeon said, you have to resonate with the sword. Not use it forcefully like that old man did!" Musashi Hirata explained to the guests as he went to the second reinforced steel.

Swoosh!

He swung the sword down at the reinforced steel. It sliced through the reinforced steel like tofu. Hirata kicked the split reinforced steel, proving that the reinforced steel was cut in two.

Musashi Hirata did not stop there. He went to the third reinforced steel that was on top of the trolley.

Swish!

He slashed horizontally. The sword went through the reinforced steel and he put the sword down before pushing the upper reinforced steel.

Bang!

Once again, the reinforced steel was cut in two, a clean and smooth cut.

Wu Shitian looked at the young man with the faceless wooden mask in disbelief. Then he looked at his hand, "It's true..."

Inside, Wu Shitian was burning with curiosity. He wanted to try again, so he approached Musashi Hirata. Just as he was about to take the sword, Musashi Hirata put the sword away from the old man.

"I am sorry, old man! You did it twice, so let the others try it as well! This is the Xing Auction House, not your backyard!" Musashi Hirata then walked away.

He returned the sword to its scabbard and stood next to the box while holding the sword.

Kang Seo-Yeon immediately stepped forward, "Hoho... I told you, the sword has a consciousness! You have to treat it as your friend, not just a tool for killing! Resonate with the sword and reach the realm of one with the sword!"

At that point, no one doubted the Conscious Sword. At this point, people could already tell. The reinforced steel was not fake, even Wu Shitian did not refute all of Kang Seo-Yeon's claims.

"Well then, we have three untouched reinforced steel left..." The girl looked at the guests, keeping them in suspense.

"I know you all want to try it as well, but we don't have much time. How about three, we can have three more people to try the Epic Class Weapon!"

The moment she said that, all the guests raised their hands. They wanted to try the sword that even the rejected Supreme Star.

Just like that, three more people came to the stage. They tried the Conscious Sword and surprisingly, under Musashi Hirata's guidance, all three guests managed to split the reinforced steel.

"It's definitely different from a normal sword!" This was the comment of the three people who tried the Conscious Sword.

They refused to comment further and sat back in their seats. But everyone could see from the eyes of the three people that they were determined to get the sword.

That was enough proof that the sword was real.

"Huhu, the demonstration of the Conscious Sword has come to an end, but the show will go on! The next demonstration is a 3-star epic class weapon, Elemental Weapon!"

With that, two attendants entered the stage while pushing a cart. Two exquisite boxes were placed on top of it.

"The demonstration of the Elemental Weapon is a bit dangerous, but we have an expert to help us!"

Then Heero entered the stage with his face covered by a mask.

Meanwhile, Kang Seo-Yeon went to the smaller box while Musashi Hirata went to the bigger one.

Both opened the box, a red broadsword and a red longbow. The two weapons that were chosen to be demonstrated on stage.

Kang Seo-Yeon looked lovingly at the longbow. She wanted to take it for herself, but Heero said he would give her a better bow. So she reluctantly agreed to let the bow be auctioned.

With the two weapons out, the demonstration began. Musashi Hirata was the first, he brought the red broadsword in front of Heero.

Heero signaled his disciple with a nod. An indication that he could start at any moment.

Hirata raised his sword and brought it down on the spot next to Heero.

Bam!

The moment the broadsword landed on the stage. A bright flame exploded and engulfed both of them. But then something strange happened.

It was as if there was an invisible barrier preventing the flame from going wild. The flame was trapped by the invisible barrier.

If it were not for the heat of the flame that filled the hall. The guests might think that what happened on the stage was a magic trick. But the intense heat coming from the stage proved that it was no magic trick. It was a real flame.

Then they remembered what Kang Seo-Yeon had told them. The performance was a bit dangerous. Undoubtedly, the performance was not just a little dangerous, but damned too dangerous.

The flame lingered for a while before disappearing, revealing the two men in good condition. The expert and the swordmaster were fine despite being swallowed by the fierce flame.

After that, the demonstration continued. Without words, but with action. Kang Seo-Yeon took the longbow to the other side of the hall.

The eyes of the guests followed her until she reached the end of the auction hall.

When she got there, to everyone's surprise, she made a gesture of nocking an arrow on the bow without having an arrow in her hand.

While everyone was puzzled by her action, an amazing phenomenon happened. An arrow of pure flame appeared in her hand. She aimed the bow at Heero on the stage and shot.

Swish!

The intense heat touched everyone in the arrow's path. The flame arrow shot straight at the expert on the stage.

The expert raised his hand to meet the flaming arrow.

Boom!

The arrow exploded and the flame raged, devouring the expert.

The same scene repeated itself. It was as if there was an invisible barrier preventing the flame from going wild.

A bow that did not need an arrow. It was the Elemental Bow.

Kang Seo-Yeon ran back to the stage and placed the bow on the box. Then she turned to the guests and broke the silence.

"All right, everyone! That was the performance! I hope you are satisfied with the little show!" She gave the guests a sweet smile, but the people's minds were not on beauty at that moment.

Their minds were filled with the scene they had just witnessed, a shocking scene as no one ever expected such a weapon to appear.

"We will take a 15 minute break before continuing with the main auction! Make your decision and win the bid!"

After that, everyone left the stage. The break was not for Kang Seo-Yeon to rest, but for the guests. Giving them time to prepare the money was the purpose of having a break in every session.

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15 minutes later, in the control room.

"Fufufufu... Fufufufu... Fufufufu..." Heero smiled from ear to ear, showing a row of white teeth. His eyes were glued to the screen in front of him.

"Kuhuhuhu... Thanks to Old Man Wu, he really helped me a lot with the hype!"

His eyes turned green as he heard a "kaching" "kaching" sound in his head. It was the sound of mollah (money) entering his pocket.

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Weapon Type: Conscious Longsword

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Class: Epic 1-Star

Highest bidder: Musashi Sazama (21,300,000,000 WD)

Description: The first 1-Star Epic Weapon created by the Legend "Xing".

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The Conscious Longsword sold for 21 billion. All this was Wu Shitian's contribution.